INTRO e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| X2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE Trouble for a friend of mine. It’s not fair they make you go to school. Let’s rip up the list tonight ) Of all the things you’re scared to tell your father. Chorus e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I’m gonna hang around long enough to be part of the furniture. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh boy, you look so suave when you unzip your harrington. I guess what you’re like at home. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| X2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| verse 2 Spend the cheque that you picked up today. Neon-lit when i saw your face. The post came, i thought ‘a letter. great’ ) It’s all about how you never go on holiday Chorus 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I’m gonna hang around long enough to be part of the furniture. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh boy, you look so suave when you unzip your harrington. I guess what you’re like at home. Chorus 3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I’m gonna hang around long enough to be part of the furniture. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--------7--7--------7--7--------7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh boy, you look so suave when you unzip your harrington. I guess what you’re like at home. |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Another good way to play the INTRO/Chorus is to incorporate the bass. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----5--5--5--5-7(5)--------------------| G|----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----6--6--6--6-6(6)--------------------| D|----7--7--7-----7--7--7------55-55-5----7--7--7--7-7(7)--------------------| A|-----55-55-5---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------77-77-7---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| That's the main part of the song although there are some layered melodies beyond this. If you can work them out please feel free to share it (along with any corrections, hopefully there's none), I'm pretty sure that it is playing around certain chords.
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